Cap and mantle-support for incandescent burners.



No. 734,656. PATENTED'JULY'ZB, 1903.

T.R.BARNBS.

G AP AND MANTLE SUPPORT FOR INGANDBSCENT BURNERS.

' grrmonmn FILED APR. 25, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

TRUMAN R. BARNES, OF SHELTON, CONNECTICUT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 734,656, dated July 28,1903.

I Application filed April 25, 1903. Serial No. 154,230. (No model.)

for Incandescent Burners; and I do hereby declare the following, whentaken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and the letters ofreference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification,and represent, iu-.

Figure 1, a side view of a combined cap and mantle -support constructedin accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a side view at right angles tothat shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a

of the ends of the mantle-supporting wire detached; Fig. 4, asectional'view on the line a b of Fig. 2, enlarged; Fig. 5, a side viewof one end of a mantle-supporting wire.

This invention relates to an improvement 7 in caps or mantle-supportsfor incandescent burners, the object of the invention being a simplearrangement whereby the mantle-s11 pport may be conveniently andsecurely locked to the burner-cap; and the invention consists in theconstruction as hereinafter described,

and particularly recited in the claim.

As herein shown, the cap A is of substantially usual form, but has armsB C turned outward on opposite sides, the metal forming the arms beingcut from the sides of the cap. In each of. these arms slits are made toform fingers D, the free end of the fingers projecting toward the capand being turned out of the plane of the arms.

The mantle-support consists of doubled wire formed in the center with abend E to support a mantle, the extreme ends F of the wire being bentinward and flattened and formed with slots G, corresponding in width tothe thickness of the metal forming the In a cap and mantle-support forincandescent burners, the combination with a cap havingoutwardly-extending arms, said arms formed with spring-fingers of amantle-support wire the ends of which are flattened and slotted,adapting them to be set over said arms and engaged by said fingers,substantially as described.

In testimonywhereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

TRUMAN R. BARNES. Witnesses:

. SAML. S. TAYLOR,

L. A. BURT.

